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| Keywords: Class of Athens 581 - Herakles and Iolaos fighting the Lernaean Hydra - Walters 48227.jpg The Hydra was a multi-headed snake-monster raised by the goddess Hera that lived in the swamps near Lerna Up to fifty heads are reported for the creature in ancient sources but it usually is depicted with fewer as on this vase Herakles accompanied by his nephew Iolaos killed this menace as the second of the Labors he had to perform for king Eurystheus Herakles' lion skin protected him from the snake's venom which he later used to make his arrows poisonous ca 500 BC Archaic terracotta cm 17 7 6 9 accession number 48 227 4764 Joseph Brummer New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1924 Heroes Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville; San Diego Museum Of Art San Diego; Alexander S Onassis Public Benefit Foundation USA New York 2009-2011 place of origin Attica Greece Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek black-figure pottery in the Walters Art Museum Class of Athens 581 Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist update | ||||
